re: oil stocks...which one would you buy for the long term and whyPosted by Monticello on 2/23/18 at 11:34 pm to tigers1956

I would rank those three in order:

Exxon: Due to being hit the hardest by the recent correction, if you buy now, I think you see 15-20% growth within 3-6 months to return to the mean, followed by steady, but slow growth with a great dividend.

BP: I like it almost as much as Exxon. It won't rise as fast as Exxon due to very little loss during the correction, but has great long term potential as it gets closer to its real value apart from the stain of the spill.

Shell: By far the worst of the 3 IMO. You missed the time to buy this by about a year and it is now pretty close to hitting a high point again.

re: oil stocks...which one would you buy for the long term and whyPosted by thegreatboudini on 2/24/18 at 11:51 am to tigers1956

I recommend Anadarko. I work for a small service provider right now and without getting into too many details, the most sound operator I have come in contact with since being here is Anadarko and it is not even close.

re: oil stocks...which one would you buy for the long term and whyPosted by Iowa Golfer on 2/26/18 at 10:11 am to tigers1956

I'd suggest CVX rather than XOM. Due to CVX having both upstream and downstream. My reasoning was illustrated during the oil down turn, and the fact XOM might be redcuing dividend, while CVX just made more money downstream, and continued on without hardly a blip.

I'm in the minority with this opinion, especially on this board. But if you go back and take a look at perfomance, stability and yield, I think it is pretty clear why I do what I do.